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If you’re one of those people who can’t stand all the counting and tracking and adding and charting that some diets require, you could find a refuge in one simple numerical scale: the glycemic index. On the other hand, you might find it another maddening way to complicate the simple …

ArticlesComments Off on Four Truths About Weight Regain After Weight Loss Surgery

I was born with the disease obesity and by the time I was out of college it had advanced to morbid obesity. At age 33 my disease was treated with gastric bypass surgery which affected a loss of weight that put my disease, morbid obesity, in remission. Three years later …

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Advertising – Advertising affects our nutritional choices. The messages we hear influence our choices, and in both negative and positive ways. Some of the advertisements bring some knowledge about the importance of some nutritional elements, such as vitamins and minerals. They can also give us inaccurate information. These visual messages …

ArticlesComments Off on History of Obesity and Historical Trends of Becoming Overweight

Obesity is the medical condition in which the body stores enough excess fat to pose a health risk to the individual. The term obesity derives from the Latin obesitas, which comes from ob (over) and edere (to eat). The first documented usage was in 1611 by Randle Cotgrave. Although, the …

Obesity has reached what some feel is epidemic proportions in this country as well as around the world. Today nearly two thirds of American adults are considered overweight or obese. Even more concerning is that 15% of children in this country are considered overweight. Just a few decades ago this …

So you ask, “How do I determine if I am Obese, Overweight or fat?” Usually 20% or more over recommendations on standard weight charts indicates that you fit into the obese category. Obesity refers specifically to having an abnormally high proportion of body fat. An estimated 97 million adults in …

People overeat for many reasons. Some of these reasons include tension, poor nutritional habits and fad diets. American’s are killing themselves one bite at a time. One in five American’s is obese; three in five are either overweight or obese. Recognized since 1985 as a chronic disease, obesity is the …

The causes of obesity are rooted in the modern lifestyle, laziness like watching television for hours with a bag of chips, in which the abundant nutrition, rich in fats is accompanied by insufficient consumption of energy, and decreased physical activity. The lack of balance between unphysical and physical activities produces …

Obesity is a staggering problem, yet health authorities seem powerless to do anything about it. Guidelines on nutrition are issued by trusted health experts. Some make sense, like the ‘Eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day’ guideline. Fruit and vegetables are sources of minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. Some …

The most threatening epidemic facing Americans today is not a deadly virus, it is obesity and the resultant often deadly diseases it can cause, such as diabetes and cardiovascular conditions. In fact, Type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed routinely in teens and young adults where it used to be a …